On top of this, evenwithinthese high-emission countries, there are significant differences. Rivers running through dense coastal cities in these emerging economies are notorious plastic pollution hotspots – think of the bays of Manila, Jakarta, and Rio de Janeiro – while rural rivers in the same...
While urban river restoration has become mainstream in the Global North, it remains scarce in Latin America, where most literature focuses on water quality
China is a country of many resources. Among its resources are many great rivers, which provide useful transport routes. Water transport is an efficient way to carry heavy loads, such as grain. In ancient times, a waterway was needed between China's rich farmlands and the capital city. This...
All together, the lakes hold about 20 percent of all the fresh water on the Earth's surface. The Great lakes are connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the St. Lawrence River. Four of North America's largest cities are located on the edge of the Great Lakes. They are Chicago, Detroit, To...
Though Moore will need time to plan, his next venture, he says, might involve another trans-continental trek—this time in the heart of South Asia.The Grand Trunk Road, or “the river of life” according to Rudyard Kipling, spans four capital cities of the region and has facilitated cultur...
Namakzar is a small lake getting water from all the rivers running from its western side. Mashakal Watershed Situated in the north of “Hamun-e-Sistan”, it gets water from these rivers: Mashakal, Simish and Rootak. Qaraqom Watershed It is situated at the NE of Iran inside ...
Our societies are loosening their restrictions on the movement of people as in many countries the Covid-19 virus seems to be subsiding. This isn’t the case in all countries of course and some of our cities have been locked down again, however, one of the joys for many has been the re...
All feelings, both positive and unpleasant, come out of the same faucet. To turn down the faucet on pain is to slow the flow of pleasant feelings as well. - Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks No one can see their reflection in running water....
The basic idea behind the RDD in time is to divide the treatment and control groups according to the values of the running variables on either side of the time threshold. Although the timing of house-sale transactions may be influenced by factors such as financial constraints or psychological ...
“It’s almost a joke to me that they held it in Chicago, which has become the murder capital of the United States of America thanks to very failed Democrat leadership,” Vance said, comparing the city to “a Third World country.” “My little theory about why they decided to hav...